International Rice Research Institute

International Rice Research Institute

"Based in the Philippines, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is the oldest and largest international agricultural research institute in Asia. It is an autonomous, nonprofit rice research and training organization with staff based in 14 countries in Asia and Africa...

"IRRI was established in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations in cooperation with the Philippine government. Our headquarters—which feature modern laboratories, training and accommodation facilities, and a 252-hectare experimental farm—lie next to the main campus of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, about 60 kilometers south of the Philippine capital, Manila."

Trustees
Accessed December 2007:


 * Keijiro Otsuka (Chair) - 2002-07
 * Achmad Mudzakkir Fagi - 2002-07
 * Ralph Anthony Fischer - 2005-07
 * Eun-Jong Lee - 2002-07
 * Jillian Lenne - 2007-2009
 * Ruth K. Oniang'o - 2004-09
 * Ronald L. Phillips - 2004-09
 * Mangala Rai - 2006-2007
 * Emerlinda R. Roman - 2005-2011
 * M. Syeduzzaman - 2007-2009
 * Elizabeth Jean Woods - 2005-07
 * Arthur C. Yap - 2006-
 * Usha Barwale Zehr - 2007-2009
 * Robert S. Zeigler - 2005-2010
 * Baowen Zhang - 2004-2009

Contact

 * Web: http://www.irri.org

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